A bill to terminate the effect of provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that require bilingual ballots and election materials and to permit the States to determine whether such ballots and materials are necessary.

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Introduced

23 February 1984

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Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

Summary

Repeals the provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that require that ballots and other election materials be available in a language other than English. States that nothing in this Act shall prohibit any State from providing ballots in any language other than English if local conditions so require.

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summary · EN · 23 February 1984
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/4917
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